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A bill for an act
relating to gambling; increasing the limitation on the number of electronic pull-tab
and electronic bingo devices; allowing electronic pull-tab games and electronic
bingo games to be played simultaneously; increasing the maximum bet and prize
award for electronic pull-tab games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
349.17, subdivision 9; 349.1721, subdivision 4; 349.211, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Linked bingo games
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played exclusively on electronic bingo devices
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In
addition to the requirements of subdivision 8, the following requirements and restrictions
apply when linked bingo games are played exclusively on electronic bingo devices.
(a) The permitted premises must be:
(1) a premises licensed for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor or on-sale 3.2 percent malt
beverages; or
(2) a premises where bingo is conducted as the primary business and has a seating
capacity of at least 100.
(b) The number of electronic bingo devices is limited to:
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(1) no more than six devices in play for permitted premises with 200 seats or less;
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(2)
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(1)
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no more than 12 devices in play for permitted premises
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with 201 seats or more
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and
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(3)
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(2)
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no more than 50 devices in play for permitted premises where bingo is the primary
business.
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Seating capacity is determined as specified under the local fire code.
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(c) Prior to a bingo occasion, the linked bingo game provider, on behalf of the
participating organizations, must provide to the board a bingo program in a format prescribed
by the board.
(d) Before participating in the play of a linked bingo game, a player must present a valid
picture identification card that includes the player's date of birth. Except for prize receipts
required by section
349.19, subdivision 10
, an organization is not required to register or
retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.
(e) A licensed organization must require each person cashing out an electronic linked
bingo device with $600 or more in credits to present identification in the form of a driver's
license, Minnesota identification card, or other identification the board deems sufficient to
allow the identification and tracking of the winner. The organization must retain the winner's
identification in the form of a prize receipt for 3-1/2 years. A prize receipt for electronic
linked bingo must include the same information as is required in board rules for a paper
pull-tab game prize receipt.
(f) Except for prize receipts required by paragraph (e), an organization is not required
to register or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.
(g) An organization may remove from play a device that a player has not maintained in
an activated mode for a specified period of time determined by the organization. The
organization must provide the notice in its house rules.
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(h) Electronic bingo games may be played simultaneously with electronic pull-tab games
on the same device. Each player is limited to the use of one electronic bingo device and one
electronic pull-tab device at a time if the device's technology does not allow for both types
of games to be played simultaneously on one device.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.1721, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Electronic pull-tab device requirements and restrictions.
The following
pertain to the use of electronic pull-tab devices as defined under section
349.12
, subdivision
12b.
(a) The use of any electronic pull-tab device may only be at a permitted premises that
is:
(1) a premises licensed for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor or on-sale 3.2 percent malt
beverages; or
(2) a premises where bingo is conducted as the primary business and has a seating
capacity of at least 100; and
(3) where a licensed organization sells paper pull-tabs and consents to the conduct of
electronic pull-tab devices on the premises.
(b) The number of electronic pull-tab devices is limited to:
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(1) no more than six devices in play at any permitted premises with 200 seats or less;
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(2)
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(1)
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no more than 12 devices in play at any permitted premises
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with 201 seats or more
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;
and
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(3)
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(2)
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no more than 50 devices in play at any permitted premises where the primary
business is bingo.
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Seating capacity is determined as specified under the local fire code.
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(c) The hours of operation for the devices are limited to 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
(d) All electronic pull-tab games must be sold and played on the permitted premises and
may not be linked to other permitted premises.
(e) Electronic pull-tab games may not be transferred electronically or otherwise to any
other location by the licensed organization.
(f) Electronic pull-tab games may be commingled if the games are from the same family
of games and manufacturer and contain the same game name, form number, type of game,
ticket count, prize amounts, and prize denominations. Each commingled game must have
a unique serial number.
(g) An organization may remove from play a device that a player has not maintained in
an activated mode for a specified period of time determined by the organization. The
organization must provide the notice in its house rules.
(h) Before participating in the play of an electronic pull-tab game, a player must present
a valid picture identification card that includes the player's date of birth. Except for prize
receipts required by section
349.19, subdivision 10
, an organization is not required to register
or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.
(i) A licensed organization must require each person cashing out an electronic pull-tab
device with $600 or more in credits to present identification in the form of a driver's license,
Minnesota identification card, or other identification the board deems sufficient to allow
the identification and tracking of the winner. The organization must retain the winner's
identification in the form of a prize receipt for 3-1/2 years. A prize receipt for electronic
pull-tabs must include the same information as is required in board rules for a paper pull-tab
game prize receipt.
(j) Except for prize receipts required by paragraph (i), an organization is not required to
register or retain any information contained on the player's picture identification card.
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Each player is limited to the use of one device at a time
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The device limitations under
section 349.17, subdivision 9, paragraph (h), apply to electronic pull-tab devices
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.211, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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Subd. 2e.
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Electronic pull-tab prizes.
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The maximum prize that may be awarded for any
single electronic pull-tab is $599 for $2 and under electronic pull-tabs, $899 for $3 electronic
pull-tabs, $1,199 for $4 electronic pull-tabs, $1,499 for $5 electronic pull-tabs, and $2,999
for $10 electronic pull-tabs, not including any cumulative or carryover prizes. Cumulative
or carryover prizes in an electronic pull-tab game shall not exceed $5,000. An organization
may not sell any electronic pull-tab for more than $10.
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